Apple has been relying on 12MP sensors for the main cameras of its smartphones for the better part of a decade now. This is finally about to change in the iPhone 14 Pro series, as Cupertino is aiming to put a 48MP sensor behind the main shooter, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims.
The 48MP sensors still output 12MP images
after pixel-binning, but allows more data to be gathered for computational
photography. Kuo stated that Apple might add a “48MP” feature that takes
pictures in 48-megapixel resolution for when total resolved detail is key. The
company will then move to introduce another widely used smartphone tech - the
periscope lens. It will make its way to the iPhone 15 series, scheduled to
arrive in 2023.
Sadly, the analyst does not have any more
info on the matter. Right now, the telephoto camera of the iPhone 13 Pro Max
caps out at 3x, but anything longer wouldn't fit in a modern slim smartphone
without the use of folded optics.
